Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-03-18
TEXAS MEAT IN LONDON.
Interesting Account of the Bowena's Cargo
Fort Worth's Chance.

Interesting Account of the Bowena's Cargo.
Fort Worth's Chance.
The following Is taken from a London
correspondent Of the Boston Herald, aud
is of no little interest to the readers OF
THE GAZETTE:
had hesrd that the steamer Rowena,
which sailed from Galveston in Deem
Der, brought to Leadenhau market an
other far of novelty in the shape of an
enormous cargo of meat and poultry.
| The passage was one month exactly. The
consignment was 1915 csrcasses of NUT
ton, 40 quarters of beef, $50 turkeys,
aud few hundred fowls and
canvas back ducks. Since then
another cargo is expected daily
now, and the Texan food is about on s
par with the New Zealand In popularity.
Despite the grumblings of the butchers,
l believe II Is rather better in quality
than the New Zealand 0le rosy faced
fellow said to me: "Oi say, missiS, It's
cruel, that's wat it is. That there Texas
muck is Jolly tough, and tue blessed soup
bones is lean as ShaviUgs." Needless to
say he deals in the New Zealand articles
Messrs. George +. BrOOkes & Co.
are the pioneers in the
Texas cOnsignments. The goods
are sent TO them GA Ssie for commission.
They take no risks, their terms being 10
get ell they can, deduCting for themselves
per cent. selling commission Ameri-
cans in London will fiEd the MesSrS.
BrOOkes' premises well worth 8 visit.
They have their storage rooms filed with
enormous TefrigeratOrS, in which the
temperature is kept very low, and 1000
tons of beef can be stored in che of these
ice caverns. Thinking a few items regard
ing this scheme would be Interesting to
people dealing with England in the meat
trade, obtained some further particulars.
PERFECTING AN EXPERIMENT.
Mr. BcOOkes is, in the RoWena cargoes,
only perfectjng an experiment which for
Two years he has been working out men
tally He believes that success in Texas
trade Will cripple the export trade Of
Chicago and New York. The secret Of
the hitherto failure Of much OF the
American meat impOTtatiOns is that,
while one consignment is good and
fetChes fair market prices, the very next
lot may De, on arrival, greatly
inferior, both in quality and condition. 1t
often arrives covered with a substance
resembling curry powder, snd smelling
exceedingly mUsty. Mr.. BroOkes believes
that this is caused by the variations of
weather and many unforeseen cirCum- /
stances arIsing on shipbOard. The ques- /
ton is how TO obViate these things. .
Even the poor meat can be SCld at s low
price. Now, perhaps, the next cargo !
will prove to De capital meat, and will .
arrive in q capital condition. In the /
meantime the trade is injured, for pub /
lie once disappointed IN the quality Of .
American goods of any sort, will always /.
be wary of a second trial 81 thinks" .
said Mr.. BrOOkes, 'sufticleut care and at
tentiOn ere rot given to the meat before
it leaves American shores. Now, nv
experiment with Texas meat, feel sure,
VIII be a success, and will rapidly
overcome all English preluGiCes.
Ny plan is TO have the meat partly chilled,
partly frozen, before it is slowed in the .
hold of the vessel. After that it is to be
frozen by the cold air principle, thus az
irving in England in On entirely uniform
quality, which is the result | an aiming
at" The R3wena returned directly to
Galveston on disCharging her cargo at
Gravesend, with orders fora second cargo,
now daily expected, as have already told
you. Other steamers are TO be engaged 20
follow the Rowera, provided the expert
menC continues successful. Thus, every
two weeks, If all goes well, CaTgOes vii
ARRIVE direct from headquarters. Over
my head the great sign stGres he in the
face,
i'TEXAS MEAT"
Under my feet 1t was stored by the ton
at o temperature of 10 degrees below
freezing point. Truly we are living IN an
age. Interviews with those
Of the marketmen who were reaS enable and /
free from "pig-headedness" proved that .
the wild turkeys and CHnvass-back .
ducks sold like wiIdhre. The latter
brought from 10 to y shiilings E pair,
while the wild turkeys were disposed of
at from 6 to shilIlpgs each, Of English /
money, and there was q constant demand
for them until they were quite gone.
The half-tame turkeys were not so sue
ce-sfUl, and with great difficulty sold st
, and 3 shillings apiece. London is
10 market for these table delCa
cies, and there will be no more
turkeys ordered from Texas unless they
are wild ones. The mutton go far, sells
well at 81 per pound. II is said - excel
the New Zealand, although, naturally,
derlers in the latter refuse 10 admit this
fact 10 markets, though, as in theaters,
where the truest critic Is the box office
account CT seats sold, so the buyers
after ali are the reliable market
critics. The beef is not as good "a
the mutton. Even Mr. Brookes viii ad
NIT this fact. 1t is small beef, and Only
averages % pence q pound, which is
five cents only of Yankee money. Still,
small es it is, there Will always be a
faIrish London market Tor IL. As the
meat from the Panhandle or northern
district Of the state IS larger, IL will next
be sent here as 6 trial. Around Fort
Wo. tn are to be obtained some extra fine
large cattle, which will meet with s
better Leadenhan market sale.